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by Scleropages
18 Mar 2010, 16:31
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis lucipinnis with Tropheus moorii
Replies: 10
Views: 3085

Synodontis lucipinnis with Tropheus moorii

Thanks to Richard B, I've caved and acquired a group of 18 small S. lucipinnis--or what I believe to be that species. They were sold to me as "dwarf petricola" and they seem to resemble the pics of S. lucipinnis in the Cat-eLog here. Anyway, I got them to put in my 90gal tank with Tropheus...
by Scleropages
06 Mar 2010, 02:34
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Up the (congo) river...
Replies: 20
Views: 2903

Re: Up the (congo) river...

Mats, Thanks for the links. Looks like a great project. From what I remember, tropical fish importers local to me were telling me it was very hard to get anything from that part of the world--mainly due to the, shall we say, undiplomatic relations in the region. Haven't heard about if this difficult...
by Scleropages
06 Mar 2010, 01:31
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Bas Pels, Isn't that a type of catfish? Sounds familiar. Like my reponse to Sid, I'd like to address some of your opinions and then hopefully get this thread back on topic. Here, I read the Uaru (not a digger) started digging after having experienced something very stressfull indeed: the remouval of...
by Scleropages
06 Mar 2010, 01:13
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Sid, Although they are off topic from this thread, I'd like to address some of your points. you ARE aware that 'pulling the eggs to raise the fry' completely scrambles the imprinting of the young fish and then those fish must be bred artificially too because they lack proper breeding behaviour I res...
by Scleropages
05 Mar 2010, 01:28
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Yeah, I have them in all of my tanks except for my nursery/hospital tanks. I tend to overfilter my tanks. Not really worried about the Uaru occasionally digging in the gravel. The holes in the filter plate are very small and I don't think it'll change the flow pattern that much. That gravel, BTW, is...
by Scleropages
04 Mar 2010, 14:53
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Bijn wrote:A litlle bit of-topic, but wouldn't sand be a much better substrate then gravel?

For my purposes, the answer is a definite "no".
by Scleropages
04 Mar 2010, 05:15
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Thanks for the input. I have to agree with you, Oliver and Sid--it does look more like a territorial dispute. In this instance, it happened about a half hour after I fed the tank Hikari large cichlid pellets. When the pellets get chewed up by the Uaru or eventually just sink, the S. alberti tend to ...
by Scleropages
02 Mar 2010, 04:59
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

I managed to catch two of them doing some dancing a little while ago. Here is a video--which is working now. Let me know what you think.

by Scleropages
01 Feb 2010, 02:51
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

BTW, thanks for recommending those youtube videos, Richard. After seeing the "petricola" egg spray one, I think I am going to have to get a colony of S. lucipinnis to put in my Tropheus moorii tank.
by Scleropages
01 Feb 2010, 02:46
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Re: Synodontis alberti breeding?

Richard, when I saw them do it, their coloration lightened considerably, fins were erect, and they shivered and circled together for a little and then faced each other and locked lips and shivered. Then more circling, lip-locking, and so on. I've seen them do it two times. Each time lasted about 5 m...
by Scleropages
30 Jan 2010, 18:37
Forum: African Catfishes
Topic: Synodontis alberti breeding?
Replies: 22
Views: 3920

Synodontis alberti breeding?

I have 6 S. alberti (between 3.5"-5") in a 125gal tank along with some red finned botias, an angelfish, and a breeding pair of Uaru's. Every once in a while, I notice two of the larger S. alberti doing some kind of dance. Not sure if it's a territorial dispute or a breeding display. Anyone...

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